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American tennis player For the Stargate SG-1 character, see List of Stargate SG-1 characters § Robert Kinsey.

Robert Kinsey
Country (sports) United States
 Mexico
Born9 May 1897
Died18 September 1964(1964-09-18) (aged 67)
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQF (1921, 1923)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US OpenW (1924)
Team competitions

Robert Gladstone Kinsey (May 9, 1897 – September 18, 1964) was an American male tennis player.

In 1921, Kinsey reached the quarter finals of the US championships. He reached the quarters again in 1923 (beating twice former finalist Wallace Johnson in round one before losing to Frank Hunter). In 1924, he won the U.S. National Championship men's doubles championship with his brother Howard Kinsey by defeating the Australian team of Gerald Patterson and Pat O'Hara in four sets.

Kinsey represented Mexico in the Davis Cup, competing in three ties between 1927 and 1929.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: (1 title)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1924 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Howard Kinsey Australia Pat O'Hara Wood
Australia Gerald Patterson
7–5, 5–7, 7–9, 6–3, 6–4

References

  1. Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881–1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 101. OCLC 172306.
  2. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). : New Chapter Press. p. 477. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  3. "Robert Kinsey - Player profile". daviscup.com. Retrieved April 6, 2019.

External links

US Open men's doubles champions
Amateur Era
Open Era
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